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Originally Posted by arsenal
I agree. I personally will probably watch Palin vs Biden before I watch the Canadian debate. I imagine the US VP debate will be a lot more entertaining.
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I might be in the minority, but I expect Palin to be passable on Thursday. I think the Republicans are using every trick they know, and burning the midnight oil to have her come across as decent as possible. Tons of canned answers that don't actually answer questions, but are coherent enough to avoid disaster. She won't win by a long shot, but for the McCain camp... her not sinking the ship will be considered a win.
However, the Canadian debate should be a treat. A 4-way socialism contest, with each of the left parties (sorry Liberals, but with Dion, and Bob Rae as his lieutenant, you're not centrist right now) competing to see who can spend the country dry and cripple the economy the fastest. All Harper has to do is not get sucked into the mudslinging, and sell himself as the only alternative to come out of the economic downturn relatively undamaged, while holding in condescention, devil-horns, and laughter. I expect some downright nutty comments from May and Layton, which are always good for a few laughs. Duceppe will struggle valiantly as usual to explain why a separatist party is relevant on the national level when the country is federalist (and therefore a provincial issue). Dion won't have the luxury of Ignatieff and Rae explaining his incoherence, so he should have some fun comments too.